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- Coaching Is Not for the Meek or Timid - by Submitted on May 06, 2013 from Almenda EddieCoaching is about results, and coaches are people who are desperately results-oriented. Moreover, coaching is aimed at eradicating the internal and external barriers that people encounter both in their personal and professional life. Managers and business leaders need to imbibe coaching to ...
Views: 901(1 vote) - Make It Happen for You - by Submitted on May 06, 2013 from Almenda EddieHave you ever spent time, talent, and money helping someone else make their dreams a reality? Have you ever heard the saying, what you make happen for someone else, God will make happen for you? Sometimes the best way to stay motivated is to get involved in something worthwhile. It does a lot to ...
Views: 709 - Finding Positive Evidences - by Submitted on May 06, 2013 from Almenda EddieOne of the key strategies of becoming successful in your life is in understanding the importance of positive evidences (PEs). Whether you want to better yourself in the areas of financial management, personal relationships, eating habits or parenting, PEs will help aid you in nearly any part of ...
Views: 667 - Classroom Behavior and Teacher Stress - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Almenda EddieThe number one classroom management strategy a teacher should follow should be how to manage STRESS. As an educator for over 20 years and having taught in elementary, middle, and high school, let's face it, teachers are on the frontline to control and manage student behavior in addition to teach ...
Views: 865 - The Challenges Of Running A Successful Business - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Almenda EddieBeing a business man has its highs and lows. It gives you freedom to a certain level since you are your own boss and also the flexibility to make your own decisions as you are answerable only to yourself. You are able to implement your own ideas and strategies. When the business does well you ...
Views: 733(1 vote) - Find Out What It Takes to Become a Lifeguard! - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Almenda EddieSince lifeguards are assigned with so much responsibility, it is required that lifesavers receive a demanding lifeguard training period in order to prepare them for their coming work as lifeguards. It is greatly suggested that you become adept in first aid, swimming, and cardiopulmonary ...
Views: 695 - Get The Best of Your Life With A Life Coach - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Almenda EddieLife becomes painful when you keep on experiencing failure. Nothing is more hurting than when you witness a futile life. Naught else is good, and everything around is very frustrating. You are going through with a life that has crashed. Despite working hard for it and putting forth all the ...
Views: 714 - Defining Your True Self, Your Authentic Self - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Almenda EddieWho are you at your core? Who is the unique you were created to be when you let go of your roles, your masks and desires to please others. Often the life we lead is based on the expectations of others, well meaning parents, teachers, friends, and spouses. When we spent out lives doing what ...
Views: 804 - Have You Driven a Manual Shift Car? - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Almenda EddieLast week I was in conversation with a client that will begin coach training in September. We were discussing the coaching distinction of the body and how we can shift it to shift our language and emotions or moods. Gaby shared a great metaphor that supports her making meaning of this ...
Views: 673 - Why "I Have to Be Good at It to Enjoy It" Can Hold You Back From Doing What You Love - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Almenda EddieLet me explain. Mid-life is the time to take time to consider who we really are underneath the things we do every day. One good way to do this is to find out what we love to do; to consider what gives us a sense of fulfilment, achievement, connection and pleasure. This might be in any area of ...
Views: 600 - Receptionist Courses - Telephone Etiquette - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Almenda EddieReceptionist courses will tell you as a receptionist you will be the face of the business or company that you work for. It is critical that you use professional demeanor and attitude when communicating with customers. Understand what to do and not to do when communicating with the public is ...
Views: 732 - Getting Effective Project Management Training at Your Own Place - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Almenda EddieThe ongoing recessional phase of the global economy has forced companies to complete projects with reduced resources. So most of the companies, nowadays, hire experienced and qualified project managers to implement strategies, and manage their resources to achieve predetermined objectives. If ...
Views: 691 - How Do You Share Your Energy? - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Almenda EddieJill Bolte Taylor, My Stroke of Insight, ©2006, wrote about her experience of recovering from a stroke. During the first weeks of Jill's illness, the left side or rational side of her brain was completely shut down. She experienced everything around her from the right side of her brain where she ...
Views: 581 - A Little Tidbit About Me - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Almenda EddieLast couple of weeks have been quite a whirlwind. Since I was a little girl, I have always had a love and fascination for animals. Our family has always had cats, so they were my first love. As an adult who owns a home, a dog (or two, or three!) seemed the natural progression. My true love ...
Views: 739 - What The Heck Is A Life Coach? - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Almenda EddieWhat can a Life Coach do for you, how can it help someone accomplish goals, break through life plateaus, or deal with life events that has left feelings a person finds hard to deal with and is negatively affecting their life? What is the difference between coaching, mentoring, and consulting? ...
Views: 612 - Life Coach: Why Having a Personal Life Coach Equals Guaranteed Success - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Almenda EddieMany of us enjoy watching and participating in sports. We love the excitement, the adrenaline rush we experience rather as a player or as a spectator. We also admire the talent of each player and are at awe when we see them performing. But there is also something very unique that gives our ...
Views: 594 - Abandon These Four Marriage-Killing ADHD Habits - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Almenda EddieLeft unchecked, there are a handful of pretty normal bad habits that can turn into relationship killers. The patterns of communication listed below can start innocently enough. You probably just don't know any better. And for a while these cycles let out some tension and can be laughed off ...
Views: 574 - Change Your Mindset! Strategies for Developing a Growth Mindset - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Almenda EddieCoaching Mini-Lesson: Change Your Mindset! How do you view obstacles that come your way? Are they mountains that are seemingly insurmountable? Or are they mole hills that simply need to be navigated? In Carol Dweck's book Mindset, she identifies two types of mindsets that people possess: ...
Views: 916 - Get Happy! 5 Strategies to Increase Your Happiness Quotient - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda EddieCoaching Mini-Lesson:Getting Happy! We all watched Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness, and author Terry McMillan desperately tried Getting to Happy. The "pursuit of happiness" is even guaranteed in the Declaration of Independence, but the real question is how do you get happy? Did you ...
Views: 642 - Manage Your Emotions! 5 Questions to Help You Recognize and Control Your Feelings - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda EddieCoaching Mini-Lesson: Manage Your Emotions! Let's talk about the catalyst for every action that you take in your life: emotions. The very definition of the word "emotion" is "acting out." "E" means out. "Motion" means to act. How are your emotions causing you to "act out?" If you could ...
Views: 750 - What Is Coaching - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda EddieWhat Is A Coach? A Coach is a person who guides and supports another on their path of personal or professional development. A Personal Development Coach or Life Coach guides & supports someone on their path of development in life. A Professional Development Coach, Corporate Coach or ...
Views: 549 - Do You Feel Free? - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda Eddie"Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world that they carve out for themselves. They limit themselves to fewer possibilities by the narrowness of their vision." ~V.S. Naipaul Do you feel free? When is the last time you said, and believed, "Anything is ...
Views: 621 - Most Experts Recommend This One Strategy to Control Nervousness and Why You Should NEVER Do This! - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda EddieWhat is the single most important thing you can do to control nervousness when speaking in public? If you answered practice, practice, practice! You're absolutely right! The question now becomes, how should you practice? I recently watched a video of a college professor from a very ...
Views: 517 - The Prime Attributes, Attainments and Qualities Of A Coach - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda EddieThe Prime Attributes Of A Coach The Prime Attributes of a Coach are Sensitivity & Detachment. Supporting a client on their development path requires the attribute of Sensitivity. Sensitivity, also known as empathy & compassion, is the understanding of where someone is emotionally. It ...
Views: 637 - Tips To Recognize Your Authentic Gifts Or Skills - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda EddieI was close to 28 when I first began to trust my gut about my livelihood. It happened when my boyfriend at the time looked me square in the eye, after several years of living in a career void, and asked me, "What do you REALLY want to do." That may seem like an obvious question, yet no one had ...
Views: 483 - Get a Personal Guru, Mentor and Coach for a Paltry Sum - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda EddieOne of my fellow trainer was telling me about attending a certification course in Coaching for 15 days which cost him about $4000. What if I told you that you have a guru, mentor, guide, trainer, coach available to you 24/7 for as little as $18 per month who can teach you any subject that you ...
Views: 642 - Call on People for Help - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda EddieDo you know the expression No Man is an Island? Well, no woman is either! As humans being we're wired to be in community, to contribute to the greater good and to work with one another, play together and prosper and succeed together. Do you ask for help when you need it? Do you offer help ...
Views: 562 - Are You Should-Ing On Yourself? - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda Eddie"How in the world did that happen?", you ask yourself! "Why did I say yes?" We've all been there. We get a request, and before we know it we've answered a few seconds too soon. Yup, the old reptilian brain was fast asleep (I thought it was supposed to kick in my self-survival ...
Views: 509 - How Cellphones Create New Issues of Public Rudeness - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda EddieHave you ever been in line at the super market, patiently waiting for the individual ahead of you to purchase their items while having a conversation on their cellphone? Or maybe you were a sales clerk trying to help a customer who may be able to understand the product they are searching for was ...
Views: 585 - You Will Give Your Greatest Value by Giving the Greatest Value by Being Congruent Who You Are - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda EddieI often ask coaching clients to share their most closely held beliefs and values. To define what's important to them. When you create a list of what you care about, what's meaningful to you and what you want more of in your life, you can know check every offer and opportunity against that ...
Views: 603 - When Furniture Attacks: A Formula for Overcoming Obstacles - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda EddieDarn it! I did it again! I stubbed my toe on the end-table. This is almost a daily occurrence lately. I keep wondering if my feet are still growing even though I am well past the age of growing. After getting frustrated, cursing at the furniture and feigning a punch at it I began to laugh ...
Views: 679 - Never Be the Sane One Again - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda EddieSanity isn't all it's cracked up to be. "We're given a specific madness and we mustn't lose it." --Robin Williams Let me explain. Ever imagine you could inject a dose of renegade into a project, relationship, business deal, or encore career? Or ever wish that you would recognize your ...
Views: 526 - Women and Work Life Balance: Mission Impossible? - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda EddieIt used to be that bra-burning set women free. These days women crave freedom through work-life balance, that priceless commodity that no one, even women performing at the top of their game, can get enough of. The stories featuring women in prominent leadership positions--we can't get ...
Views: 571 - Remarkably Simple Ways to Consume Comfort Food - Without the Guilt - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda EddieWhen I am speaking to clients and groups on the topic of designing a healthier life, comments about unhealthy food consumption often arise as they relate to stress resulting from uber-caffeinated careers and lifestyles. The key is not to give up comfort food but to allow a spirit of awareness ...
Views: 490 - Top 5 Holistic Coaching Tips - by Submitted on May 02, 2013 from Almenda EddieHow well do you coach yourself? Whether you coach others or not, here are some core coaching concepts you can apply to yourself. They will help your relationships as well. As you read these five tips, there are some thought-provoking questions to answer. To coach yourself, you'll need ...
Views: 539 - Understanding The Power Of Mindfulness Practice - by Submitted on May 02, 2013 from Almenda EddieThe modern era of information and technology can bring about many kinds of distractions to every person. There's a mobile phone endlessly ringing for a meeting reminder plus the pile of projects that need to be completed the soonest possible time, not to mention the news on TV, the never-ending ...
Views: 543 - Why Dressing Well Is Important - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Almenda EddieBefore going out into the world, you should dress well to face the many challenges waiting for you in your day. We all have to get dressed before leaving home as that is what the society expects of us. Dressing well has many advantages, which can make your day enjoyable. Let's take a look at ...
Views: 889 - It's Your Time - by Submitted on May 02, 2013 from Almenda EddieHave you reached a point in your life where you know it is time to get moving toward your dreams? If you have continued to watch your dreams pass you by day after day, week after week, month after month and year after year then you must decide that now is your time. You don't have to keep ...
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